World
In a divided Japan, Shinzo Abe’s assassin finds his target
Empathy for the assassin who killed Japan’s longest-serving prime minister has matched sympathy for the victim.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Kyoko Onoki
Opinion & Perspectives
Putin is fighting two wars, only one of them with bullets
In the coming northern winter, as he tries to blast the people of Ukraine into submission, Putin will attempt to freeze the people of wider Europe into acquiescence.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
‘Camilla now calling the shots’ as King Charles faces a tricky few months
King Charles III must keep calm and carry on in the face of salvos from Harry and the controversy over staff cuts.
Camilla Tominey
Italy on brink of history as it turns to a woman of the far right
This weekend, Italians go to the polls to elect a new government. Barring a massive turnaround, this will be a government of two major firsts.
North America
Planetary defence: How to watch NASA’s attempt to intercept an asteroid
While the agency is searching the heavens for deadly space rocks, it also is developing methods for responding to a threat, should one emerge.
- by Kenneth Chang
The CIA has built a museum but don’t expect them to let you in
The museum features gadgets such as a polygraph machine in a briefcase, a communication device disguised as a tobacco pipe, and pigeon-carried cameras
- by Gillian Brockell
Europe
Italy elects first woman PM Giorgia Meloni, a far-right politician, exit polls show
- by Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante
Asia
In a divided Japan, Shinzo Abe’s assassin finds his target
Empathy for the assassin who killed Japan’s longest-serving prime minister has matched sympathy for the victim.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Kyoko Onoki
South Korea pounces as the once-mighty Japan struggles to innovate
South Korean workers are on track to become wealthier and more productive than their Japanese counterparts.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
China tells US it is sending ‘dangerous signals’ on Taiwan
- by Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom
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In Lebanon, boat tragedy kills 94 but others plan to migrate
Palestinians are mourning scores of migrants who died after their boat sank off Syria’s coast this week.
- by Bilal Hussein
Solomon Islands tells UN it’s been ‘unfairly targeted’ over relationship with China
- by David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina
With Iran’s president in New York, protests intensify over woman’s death
- by Cora Engelbrecht and Farnaz Fassihi
